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My men have become women, but the women men.

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Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
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Change Fortunate Human Men Rule
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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My men have become women, but the women men.

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